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‘Exploitation’ | Drivers to battle Royal Mail e-Courier for worker classification & access to 'basic' rights
Drivers claim they have been misclassified as self-employed independent contractors, denying them key...
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'Discretionary' | MoD worker loses harassment tribunal after colleagues didn't give him leaving card
An employment judge dismissed the employee's claims that he was harassed and unfairly treated...
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12°C | Cafe worker wins £20k after bosses insisted door was kept open despite complaints about the cold
A cheesecake café assistant successfully sued for unfair dismissal after her bosses rejected her complaints...
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Fraud case | Social worker caught working three council jobs at same time
A former social worker has been convicted of dishonestly working three full-time jobs...
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Legal agreement | Lidl pledges new safeguards on workplace harassment after watchdog intervention
Equality regulator warns all employers as Lidl agrees legal steps to prevent…
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'They lack work ethic' | Worker sues over 'noisy, boisterous' younger staff disrupting her job
An employment tribunal has dismissed claims of age discrimination and harassment brought by a 66-year-old...
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GDPR row | Security manager at BBC site unfairly sacked over CCTV use, tribunal finds
A security manager was unfairly dismissed after his employer accused him of improperly using CCTV to...
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'Orwellian' | Norwich City steward unfairly dismissed over WhatsApp memes
A Norwich City steward who mistakenly sent memes about Russell Brand to a colleague on WhatsApp was unfairly...
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£44k payout | Heathrow worker unfairly sacked after sharing racist video, tribunal finds
A Heathrow Airport security officer was unfairly dismissed after showing a colleague a video described...
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'Inflexible' | British Airways flight attendant too stressed to fly lost job after HR failed to make adjustments
A British Airways flight attendant who said she was too stressed to return to flying has won claims of...
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'Long term consequences' | RAF Sergeant to sue Ministry of Defence after pregnancy set back her promotion
A Royal Air Force Sergeant who missed out on a promotion, because her medical board was cancelled when...
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'Untenable' | Consultant loses discrimination case after 'conservative' clothing remark to colleague
A consultant let go after telling a hijab-wearing colleague she was “conservative” compared to other...
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Tribunal lies | Solicitor struck off for 'serious, deliberate & repeated' dishonesty over IT issue claims
A solicitor has been struck off after admitting to multiple acts of dishonesty, including falsely claiming...
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'Anger & hurt' | 'Slave' graffiti violated Black warehouse worker's dignity, tribunal rules
Intended as a protest against working conditions, 'slave' daubed on a piece of machinery was found to...
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'Outnumbered' | Staff speaking Polish in meeting was discrimination, tribunal rules
A tribunal ruled that employees unintentionally excluded a colleague by speaking a foreign language in...
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'Left me shocked' | Partner loses tribunal claim over bonus cut during long Covid absence
An asset management firm came under scrutiny after a senior worker recovering from long Covid complained...
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'Culture of fear' | Gail's Bakery HR denies using CCTV to spy on staff
A former Gail's worker claimed the bakery is 'cultivating a culture of fear, isolating union members,...
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Flipped off | BT worker giving female colleague the middle finger not sexual harassment, tribunal rules
Giving the middle finger at work isn't sexual harassment if it's done to both male and female colleagues,...
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Neurodiversity | IT giant's failure to provide ADHD training 'set employee up to fail'
Bosses failed a senior employee with ADHD by neglecting neurodiversity awareness training sessions, recommended...
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'Horrified' | Lewd secret santa gift in work chat made new hire quit after just 8 days
Worker felt "singled out" in a work group chat involving a lewd Secret Santa gift...
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